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2022 Best Value Colleges for Marine Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

4 Ranked Colleges
30 Degrees Awarded
$10,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Marine Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Marine Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 312 people earned their degree in marine sciences, making the major the 738th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 30 marine sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Marine Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in marine sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality marine sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the marine sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Marine Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Marine Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region marine sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Colleges for Marine Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Marine Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Edinburg, Texas, and it awarded 11 ’s marine sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley also took the #3 spot in our “Best Marine Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is $2,993 for southwest region marine sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Marine Sciences Report

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Marine Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 10 ’s marine sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Marine Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - College Station is $11,454 for Southwest Region Marine Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Marine Sciences Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Marine Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 ’s marine sciences degrees to qualified students.

UT Austin also made our “Best Marine Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend UT Austin is $12,203 for southwest region marine sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Read more about Marine Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Marine Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi landed the #4 spot on the list. Corpus Christi, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s marine sciences degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M Corpus Christi, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Marine Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,501 for southwest region marine sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Texas A&M Corpus Christi.

Read more about Marine Sciences at Texas A&M Corpus Christi

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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